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is this a cry for help? there's always alcohol and drugs, they can't take that away from us!

(unless the robots of the future are like Bender)




I'm not saying I am depressed, but I mean, the comment just sounded like such a major downer.


reality often is, unfortunately.


Depressing hasn’t been the reality for the majority of people over the last 100 years of technological progress. You could die from a scratch or a kidney stone 100s ago.

Maybe this is the cliff , but it feels unlikely.


these things weren't depressing back then, they were normal. you can be depressed anywhere or anywhen, and similarly happy in any circumstances.




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